Casino Windsor in Ontario, Canada, Becomes Caesar's Windsor

Posted By Tom Travis | Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 09:49
Categories: Travel & Casinos | Business & Finance

Casino Windsor, in Ontario, Canada, has announced on Friday that the casino will change its name at the beginning of 2008, which will be accompanied by a $345 million revamp.

Among the many changes that will take place are a new 22-story hotel and a 5,000-seat entertainment center and 100,000 square feet of convention space that aims to attract acts similar to Las Vegas casinos. The $345 million project will be funded by the owner of the casino, the Ontario government, which hopes that the new image and facilities will attract more Americans, which the casinos in neighboring Detroit are also competing for.

The struggle against the Detroit casinos, along with the recent smoking ban has lately been causing difficulties to the Casino Windsor. About 80 percent of Casino Windsor's customers come from the U.S., mostly from Michigan. Casino Windsor's other problems are an unfavorable exchange rate, higher fares at the border tunnel and bridge and increased hassles returning to the United States.

Casino Windsor is owned by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp, any agency of the provincial government. Harrah's Entertainment Inc., which owns the Caesars name as well as a 50 percent interest in the Windsor Casino Ltd. management company, will run the casino.

Readers' Soapbox

Windsor Casino

Submitted by Barbara Phillips on Sat, 2008-01-12 22:22.

Even though we don't smoke I still love it at Windsor Casino, its pleasant atmosphere and inviting lounges attract many of the finest people from all around. We are from the US and have to cross the tunnel sometimes its time consuming and sometimes its fast. The host and cashiers at the Casino are freindly and courteous. I play the slots sometimes the pennies, sometimes the dollars.
Later this month,am going to celebrate my husband's 70th birthday party there. We plan on staying for 2 nights and play the slots.
Just an afterthought....do you give birthday presents?????
The food and buffet are always fresh. The people are great.
I hope you keep up the same after the change to Caesars.

Thanks. Barb Phillips
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I was planning a trip to
Submitted by S. Noble on Tue, 2008-09-23 06:01.	reply
I was planning a trip to Caesar's Windsor. Glad I found out about the smoking ban before it was too late. Scratch that trip!!!!

point system
Submitted by Sylvia Quesnel on Thu, 2009-03-05 16:36.	reply
I have been going to the casino since it opened. I find you are getting very cheap with the point system since it became Caesars. Also a friend who also goes always receives gambling credits in the mail and the rest of us never receive anything. How does your system work?Thank You